SFM: Copying Files Between Volumes Freezes Other Mac Clients

 Last reviewed: May 16, 1997
Article ID: Q117359

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When a Macintosh client copies a file from a shared disk volume on a Windows NT server running Services for Macintosh (SFM) to another volume on the same server, other Macintosh clients that have connections to the volume freeze, showing network activity, until the file transfer is complete.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 and Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt sfm
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbnetwork ntmac NTSrv
Version : 3.1 3.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 16, 1997
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